For our 24th foraging Friday I will be reviewing the Featherland Paradise Space Circles parrot foraging toy. Like many of my rat foraging toys, this foraging toy is made for birds, but works just as well for rats. To work this toy is simple - you place treats into the opening, tip the toy back and to the side to slide them around the S shape and to the back, and in order to get them out the rats must push and tilt the toy so that the treats slide back around the S and into reach of the hole. Usage wise my rats seemed to pick up this idea pretty quickly. Part of that might have been because this toy is very similar to another bird foraging toy they have (the Featherland Paradise See Saw), but part of that is also just because its a fairly simple concept. If you start by filling the toy up completely the rats will naturally push down on the front when pulling out easy to reach treats and food, then as they take more and more of the food they will have to push and tilt the toy more and more to get the remaining food out, thereby mastering the toy. And once mastered this toy is a nice way to provide even normal food, which is what I mainly use mine for. As for cleaning and refilling this toy is pretty good in those regards as well. Refill wise its easy to just pour a handful of food into the large opening, then tilt back the toy so that everything slides to the back and its ready for use. Cleaning is a bit different - while washing it out is technically possible, I would avoid it when possible as you can't open up the toy and so you would have to air dry the inside. I haven't had to clean it in this way since I've got it, but if you prefer using liquid treats in foraging toys this could be a major issue. All in all this foraging toy has been a lot of fun for my rats, and I've had it in the cage consistently for a good few months now. Initially the rats would only eat the upper treats, then leave the toy alone until every other foraging toy was depleted, but now that they know how it works they expertly maneuver each food piece out, and I've even seen them empty it fully before other foraging toys like the foraging wheels! Foraging toy link here Video showcasing this foraging toy:
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